Super tariff night storage heater not heating efficiently?
Hi. I have three Berry Magicoal night storage heaters which i inherited when i moved house. My energy provider is Npower & advised a super tariff supply which gives me 5 hours cheap electricity during the night & 2 hours during the day. This is ideal as it provides ample heating/hot water for my family. I don't have a manual for the heaters, but am currently finding them less efficient. The top half of the heater remains hot whilst the bottom half is cold/luke warm. I have the input dial set at maximum & the output dial at minimum. I'm aware of the function of these two dials & their role in how the heaters work. This has always been ok in the past. My heaters also have a circular dial on the righthand side, at the bottom, that can be turned...but i'm not sure what these dials are for. The dial is numbered 1-6 minimum to maximum & are currently set with the dial "pointer" on maximum! What does this dial do? And does anyone have any advice? All would be gratefully recieved.
Thank you for you help & advice. Will give the bricks a clean & see if that makes a difference. Looks like i may have to invest in some new heaters some day soon though.
Alison Jane
October 2008
First the dial at the bottom on the right - I think that's a room thermostat, so where you set that should affect how the heater performs and needs to be used alongside the input/output controls.
The difference in heat between top and bottom - sounds as though the hot bricks are on their way out.
Unfortunately the Berry Magicoals are no longer made; they seem to have gone out of production 20-odd years ago. You can still get some spares for them, but if your heaters are that old they're likely past their best anyway.
Peter S
October 2008
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